SWITCHFOOT’S NATIVE TONGUE MAKES IMPRESSIVE CHART DEBUT

Momentum continues for SWITCHFOOT as fans and critics resonate with the GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band’s message of love and positivity on their new album Native Tongue. The 14-song collection, released January 18 via Fantasy Records, debuted in the Top Ten on multiple Billboard, Amazon and iTunes charts.

Native Tongue secured the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top Christian/Gospel Albums chart while also landing at No. 2 on Current Rock Albums, No. 3 on Current Alternative Albums, No. 6 on Top Current Albums and Current Digital Albums, No. 22 on Vinyl Albums and No. 41 on Top 200.

The band’s 11th studio album also charted No. 1 on Amazon’s Best Sellers in Alternative Rock, No. 6 on Best Sellers in Digital Albums and No. 20 on Best Sellers CDs & Vinyl as well as No. 2 on iTunes Top Albums Alternative and No. 5 on Top Albums All-Genre chart.

The North American leg of SWITCHFOOT’s Native Tongue Tour kicks off February 14th in Asheville, N.C. (Full list of dates below). Colony House and Tyson Motsenbocker will join the band as supporting acts.

“We are very excited to go out on tour. I can’t wait to play these songs live for people. There will be a lot of guitar solos. The songs were written with the communal experience that we love,” shared SWITCHFOOT Frontman Jon Foreman in a Digital Journal interview with Markos Papadatos.